Atara Biotherapeutics, Inc.

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Isaac Ciechanover, MD

Founder, President, & CEO

Jefferies Global Healthcare Conference

June 3, 2015

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Foundation Built on World-Class Science

Sep 2012 License

TGFβ family protein modulators

Seven product candidates

Clinical Stage Programs

PINTA

745

Ph 2

STM

434

Ph 1

T-cell

EBV¹

Ph 2

T-cell

CMV²

Ph 2

T-cell

WT1³

Ph 1

¹ EBV = Epstein-Barr virus

² CMV = cytomegalovirus

³ WT1 = Wilms tumor 1

Sep 2014 Option

T-cell immunotherapies

Platform to develop additional product candidates

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PINTA 745

PINTA 745

Protein-Energy Wasting in

End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)

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PINTA 745: Potential First in Class Molecule for PEW

Phase 2 Program with

Established Proof of

Concept (POC)

PINTA 745

Blocks myostatin, preventing it from inhibiting muscle production

Improved lean body mass, physical function, inflammation in CKD¹ model

Statistically significantly increased lean body mass and lower extremity muscle size in randomized, blinded Phase 1 study in prostate cancer; acceptable safety

Attractive Market

PEW – state of muscle wasting, inflammation, malnutrition in ESRD; no approved therapies

Decreased physical function, increased morbidity and mortality

~250K patients in US² and 800K worldwide

Upcoming Milestone

Randomized, blinded, placebo controlled Phase 2 trial (48 PEW patients)

Phase 2 data expected in 4Q:15

¹ CKD = chronic kidney disease

² Calculated utilizing 2011 data from USRDS extrapolated to December 31, 2013 as well as data from the recent study completed with DaVita Clinical Research

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Clinical

POC

in Patients with Prostate Cancer

Receiving ADT¹

8%

6%

4%

2%

0%

(2)%

(4)%

(6)%

Lean Body Mass Increase

N = 19 19 18 19

3.0 mg/kg PINTA 745 Placebo

• ~2% greater in lean body mass at EOS

• Difference in lean body mass compared to placebo continued to increase in 4 weeks after treatment (FUP)

PINTA 745

Lower Extremity Muscle Size Increase

18 19

4%

2%

0%

(2)%

(4)%

12%

10%

8%

6%

(6)%

N = 18

P=0.065

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EOS

3.0 mg/kg PINTA 745

FUP

Placebo

P=0.007

• At EOS, muscle size increased by ~1.2% from baseline

• At FUP, the change from baseline increased to 2.7%

Source: Padhi et al., 2014. Pharmacological inhibition of myostatin and changes in lean body mass and lower extremity muscle size in patients receiving androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 99(10):E1967

Note: The bottom and top of the boxes represent the first and third quartiles, and the horizontal band inside the box indicates the median value. The ends of the whiskers represent the minimum and maximum data in the range of observations

Note: EOS: end-of-study (at day 29); FUP: Follow-up Period (one month after day 29)

¹ ADT = androgen deprivation therapy

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Increased Mortality in Patients with PEW

Survival Rates Based Upon Serum Albumin Levels

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

Results at one year: ~11% of

PEW¹ patients died within one year compared to < 3% of non-

PEW patients

At three years: ~40% of PEW patients died in comparison with

~21% of non-PEW patients

0%

0 200 400 600 800 1000

Days from Entry into Database

Serum Albumin ≤ 3.8 g/dL Serum Albumin > 3.8 g/dL

1200

54% of dialysis patients suffer from PEW 1

Large unmet need; ~250,000 2 US; ~800,000 Worldwide

1

2

Based on a recent study we completed with DaVita Clinical Research, a division of DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc.

Calculated utilizing 2011 data from USRDS extrapolated to December 31, 2013 as well as data from the recent study completed with DaVita Clinical Research

PINTA 745

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Preclinical Proof of Concept in CKD Mice

PINTA 745

Ctrl CKD

Received from William E. Mitch, Baylor College of Medicine, M.D.

Myostatin is Over-Expressed in CKD

60

56

52

* P<0.05

Mice…

*

160

150

140

130

120

110

…and PINTA 745/s Has a Demonstrated

Ability to Increase Body Weight…¹

* P<0.05

*

48

Placebo PINTA 745/s

Placebo PINTA 745/s

…Increase Protein Synthesis…¹ …Limit Protein Degradation…¹

¹ Based on a preclinical study conducted with Amgen (Zhang L & Mitch WE, FASEB J.

2011)

TNF -

α

.2

.175

.15

.125

.1

.075

.05

.025

0

P=0.033*

Placebo PINTA 745/s

IL - 6

P=0.036*

Placebo PINTA 745/s

4

2

8

6

0

14

12

10

…and Reduce Inflammation¹

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Ongoing Phase 2 Trial in ESRD Patients with PEW

PINTA 745

Phase 2 Data Expected 4Q:15

Phase 2 Trial in ESRD Patients with PEW

2014 2015 2016+

• Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in 48 patients

• Primary endpoint – change in muscle mass

• Secondary endpoints – physical function, monitoring of inflammatory markers, effects on use of supportive care drugs, QOL¹ assessments

• Clinical Update

• No treatmentrelated serious adverse events, grade ≥ 3 adverse events

• Initial regimen safe and well tolerated

• Study enrollment ongoing

¹ QOL = Quality of Life

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MSK – Collaboration

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Atara – MSK Collaboration Overview

Pathway to

Commercialization

Sponsored

Research

Ongoing and

Planned POC

Studies

• Allogeneic, cellular therapy platform technology developed by MSK

• Exclusive Option to license 3 clinical T-cell programs targeting some viral or cancer antigens

• Collaborate on further research to discover additional cellular therapies

• Leverage existing technology to target other antigens

• Develop additional cellular therapies and / or CAR-T cell programs

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Platform Attributes

• “Off-the shelf” cellular therapeutic option for patients

• Manufacturing process designed to reduce risk of product-related GvHD¹

• MSK has developed libraries of EBV, CMV, and WT1 activated cell lines

MANUFACTURE 1

T-cells from

Donor Blood

2

Antigen exposure, expansion and characterization

EBV - CTLs

3

Targeted Tcell Banks

1

THERAPEUTIC

USE

1 GvHD = graft versus host disease

² HLA = human Leukocyte Antigen

Cancer or

Viral Infection

2

Blood Test:

HLA² Typing

3

Off-the-shelf

T-cell Doses

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Targeted T-Cell Therapy for EBV-LPD after HCT

Current Treatment Approach

If Rituximab Failure

1 2

EBV - CTLs

3

EBV Reactivation:

Lymphoma

EBV-LPD Standard Rx: e.g., Rituximab

Rituximab (anti-CD20 Ab) is often used off-label as 1 st line therapy;

Historical survival in rituximab refractory patients median 16-56 days 1

Off-the-shelf EBV-Targeted

T-cell Doses

Time Course of a Complete Response Following Administration of EBV Targeted T-cell 2

¹ Prockop, S et al., Proc AACR (2015), Fox 2014, Ocheni 2008, Uhlin 2014

2 MSK Data on file

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Clinical Experience with EBV-CTL in EBV-LPD

EBV - CTLs

Two separate clinical trials of EBV-CTL conducted by MSK

Study 95-024 – Primary HCT and 3

rd

party donor derived EBV-CTL

Study 11-130 – 3

rd

party donor derived EBV-CTL

Includes EBV-LPD after HCT and solid organ transplant (SOT)

Results in EBV-LPD after HCT presented in a Clinical Trials Plenary session at AACR 2015 (April 19, 2015)

Results in EBV-LPD after SOT presented at ASCO 2015 (June 1, 2015)

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Clinical POC in EBV-LPD after HCT: Phase 2 Study Results¹

Response Rate (RR): Primary vs. 3 rd party Donor

EBV - CTLs

2015 ASCO Presentation

Overall Survival: Rituximab Refractory

Patients Treated with 3 rd party EBV-CTL

EBV-CTL Source N

Prior

Rituximab RR

2 DCR 2 Study 11-130

Primary Donor 3 26 13 62% 69%

3 rd Party Donor 4 34 34 65% 70%

1 year OS = 71.8%

2 year OS = 63.8%

N = 22

• RR with primary HCT and 3rd party donor comparable

• RR in rituximab treated patients similar to overall RR

• Complete and partial responses were durable & led to the overall survival results observed

• Well tolerated, few serious related AEs; no cytokine release, 1 grade 1 GvHD resolved without systematic therapy

Study 95-024

1 year OS = 56.3%

2 year OS = 46.9%

N = 12

• Historical survival in rituximab refractory patients median

16-56 days

¹ Prockop, S et al., Proc AACR (2015), Prockop, S et al., Proc ASCO (2015), Based on results from two clinical trials of EBV-CTL conducted by MSK

2 RR = complete response + partial response; DCR = Disease control rate = complete response + partial response + stable disease

3 Prockop, S et al., Proc AACR (2015)

4 Prockop, S et al., Proc ASCO (2015), Includes 22 patients from Study 11-130 plus 11 patients from Study 95-024 plus one patient treated under a treatment IND

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EBV-CTL: EBV-LPD after SOT – 2nd Indication¹

Response Rate (RR): EBV-LPD after SOT

EBV-CTL Source N

Prior

Rituximab

Prior

Chemo

3 rd Party Donor 13 13 11

RR 2

62%

Note: All patients had failed to respond or relapsed following rituximab treatment; 11 SOT recipients also progressed after 1-5 courses of rituximab and chemotherapy

OS in Rituximab Refractory EBV-LPD after SOT following treatment with 3rd party EBV-CTL

Results

• Response Rate (RR) for SOT of 62% is similar to RR for HCT

• 1 durable CR (>22mo) and 7 durable PRs (range: 6-114 mo) in heavily pre-treated patients

• 12 of the 13 patients had high risk disease 3 (Age ≥ 60 years; poor performance status; elevated LDH)

• Overall Survival (OS) of 58% at 2 years compares favorably with historical data

Historical Data 3

• Historical data show 33% OS at 2 years in patients with incomplete response to rituximab

• Historical data show 0% OS at 2 years in patients with high risk disease

¹ Prockop, S et al., Proc ASCO (2015), Based on results from two clinical trials of EBV-CTL conducted by MSK

2

3

RR = complete response + partial response

Choquet et al., 2007

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Phase 2 Clinical POC in antiviral resistant CMV after HCT¹

Current Treatment Approach

If Treatment Failure or Intolerance

1 2 3

CMV - CTLs

CMV Reactivation:

Viremia or Disease

CMV Standard Rx: e.g., Ganciclovir or Foscarnet

Off-the-shelf CMV-Targeted

T-cell Doses

Responses Following Administration of CMV Targeted T-cells

25

Evaluable

Patients

Viremia Only 2

9

Complete Responses

7

Partial Responses

Response Rate = 64%

9

Evaluable

Patients

CMV Disease 3

5

Complete Responses

1

Partial Responses

Response Rate = 67%

Interim data presented at ASH 2014; No de novo GvHD or flare of pre-existing GvHD was noted

¹ Prockop, S et al., Proc ASH (2014), MSK (data on file)

2 Responses in patients treated for viremia alone were considered complete if the viremia resolved completely and partial if it fell by more than 100-fold

3 Responses in disease were considered complete if all detectable CMV viremia and disease resolved and partial if patients became asymptomatic

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STM 434

STM 434

Ovarian Cancer and Other Solid Tumors

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STM 434: Potential First in Class Molecule for Ovarian Cancer and Other Solid Tumors

Phase 1 Program with

Pre-clinical POC

STM 434

Inhibits Activin A, which is involved in proliferation of OC and other solid tumor

Reduced tumor size as single agent and with chemotherapy preclinically

Demonstrated efficacy in granulosa / clear cell preclinical models of

OC

Gene mutations in FOXL2 and ARID1A link Activin to granulosa and clear cell OC, respectively

Attractive Market

Opportunity for rapid development in difficult-to-treat clear and granulosa cell OC

Expansion opportunities in serous OC and other solid tumors

~22K new OC cases in 2013 in the US 1

Upcoming Milestone

¹ National Cancer Institute estimate

3 part Phase 1 ongoing including dose escalation, dose expansion, chemo combo

Initial Phase 1 data expected 1H:16

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Pre-clinical POC in Granulosa Cell Ovarian Tumors

Improvement in Survival 1

STM 434

Right

Suppressed Tumor Growth

Ovarian Tumor Size

Normal Control

Treated with

Placebo

Inhibin Knockout

Treated with

Placebo

Inhibin Knockout

Treated with

STM 434/s

Left

• FOXL2 – granulosa cell tumor gene linkage 2

• In normal cells, FOXL2 protein turns on follistatin when activin signal received; shuts off activin signal

• In granulosa cell OC, mutant FOXL2 is not able to turn on follistatin; activin signals unchecked

• Mutation was present in 97% of granulosa cell tumors

¹ Zhou X, et al. Cell . 2010; 142(4):531-43

2 Shah S. P., et al. NEJM. 2009; 360: 2719-29

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Pre-clinical POC in Clear Cell Ovarian Tumors

Significant Reduction in Tumor Volume¹ Enhanced Body Weight¹

STM 434

• ARID1A – clear cell tumor gene linkage 2

• ARID1A mutations drive upregulation in signaling cascade triggered by ActR2B receptor

• Mutations present in 46%-55% of ovarian clear cell tumors

• Increased activin levels, like ARID1A mutations, may contribute to clear cell tumor proliferation

¹ Lu J, Haqq C, & Han HQ. ASCO Annual Meeting (2013)

2 Wiegard., et al. NEJM. 2010; 363: 1532-43

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Ongoing First-in-Human (Phase 1) Study

First Patient Dosed 10/14; Initial Data Readout Expected 1H:16

Dose Escalation – in Solid Tumors

Monotherapy Dose Expansion – in OC

STM 434

Combo Chemotherapy – in OC

2014 2015 2016+

• Three part open-label Phase 1 study in up to 66 patients

• Objectives include:

• Evaluate whether STM 434 is safe and well tolerated

• Obtain preliminary efficacy data in ovarian cancer and other solid tumors

• Explore biomarkers predictive of response to treatment

• Define recommended Phase 2 dose

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Multiple Opportunities for Value Creation

Validated Clinical

Programs

Attractive Markets

PINTA 745: Myostatin inhibitor for protein-energy wasting (PEW)

MSK T-Cell Programs: Option to license T-cell platform technology with 3 clinical stage, “off-the-shelf”, immune therapies; Breakthrough

Therapy Designation granted in February 2015 for EBV-CTL in patients with EBV-LPD

STM 434: Activin inhibitor for ovarian cancer and solid tumors

PEW: Increased morbidity / mortality; ~250K patients in the US¹ and

800K worldwide; no approved therapeutics

EBV-LPD (~1200 patients in US + EU³) and anti-viral drug resistant

CMV viremia or disease (~1100 patients in US + EU 4 ); potentially rapid path to approval

Ovarian Cancer (OC): One of the deadliest cancers in women in the

US; ~22K new cases in 2013 in the US 2 ; expansion opportunities in other solid tumors

Upcoming Milestones

PINTA 745: Phase 2 data in 4Q:15

EBV-CTL: Data presented at AACR Clinical Trials Plenary April 19, 2015

Oral presentation at ASCO June 1, 2015

MSK T-cell Programs: Data submitted to multiple conferences in 2015

STM 434: Phase 1 data in 1H:16

¹ Calculated utilizing 2011 data from USRDS extrapolated to December 31, 2013 as well as data from the recent study completed with DaVita Clinical Research

² National Cancer Institute estimate

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³ Atara estimate based on the CIBMTR reports of number of HCT in the US in 2011 and a report in the journal Haematologica (2013)

Atara estimate based on investigator experience

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June 2015

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